BuffaloPalooza II

“The first one had it all. Free style diving, bacon rings, Khatru coming out of the closet, Mozark building a textbook perfect LNT fire, melted boots, and CMB running circles around all the other hikers.

http://www.thebackpacker.com/trailtalk/thread/18548,-1.php


Don't miss out on BuffaloPalooza II.
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“Jesus, I think jerbear still had hair 7 years ago.


http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/1059429238035063212KgmLXg”

“cool Chili, man I forgot all that stuff...really brought back some good memories....”

“It is hard to believe it was 7 years ago. That was a good trip.”

“I can't believe it either Chili. WTF took us so long to do it again?”

“My 5 year hiatus in East Tennessee for one.”

“Just one of the views you can look foward to.

http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/1059433042035063212jqlAZC”

“minus the snow i'm guessing...”

“My 5 year hiatus in East Tennessee for one.”
chili36

Aren't you glad you came to East TN though
;-)~”

“Damn right I am.

One of my best moves ever.”

“Here is a trip report from October last year.

A couple of really good pics here.

http://www.arkansasbackcountry.com/buffalo-river-trail-f27/boxley-pruitt-trip-report-t433.htm”

“dont think I can make this one. But I will be there in spirit! Miss you all! Yo bear!”

“Have fun in ID, I wish I was going!”

“through Hardy, better stop or whail the horn as they pass my shop. Call ahead 870-856-2892”

“I'd forgotten about stikmon's webshots album. Lots of good stuff there including pix of the only TT hike I've ever been on.

http://community.webshots.com/user/olftauron”

“He always took more pics than anyone I knew. Oh and I saw some frost flowers near Nashville last winter.”

“Great hike... and my first TT hike! Hauling CM to and from was interesting. lol”

“I am sure it was. He was hyper the whole tine he was there. What did you do to him on the way there?”

“He was stuck in the back seat with Khatru... hmmmm....”

“Khatru exhibited some stange tendencies on that trip.”

“Khatru mostly just lays around sleeping now. Not much of that Mississippi Leg Hound left in him.”

“I think the encounter with the bob cat did more to subdue him than anything else.”

“Hey Chili,
I'm defintitely planning on going if there's room on the trip. I'd be glad to help with the shuttles if I can. I have a king cab pick up also so I can haul gear or people. I am planning on arriving Thursday evening and leaving Sunday after we eat.
I do a lot of hiking in the Ouachitas but L've never been to the Buffalo. I'm a Sierra Club backpack leader and I've been on a couple trips with the arkansasbackcountry guys.
Let me know.

Mark”

“Glad to have you.That is a.big boost on the shuttle situation. We can leave one vehicle at Pruitt and take the other to Ponca.

Thanks.”

“Hey!
Looks like the trip is really shaping up!! I was wondering if there is any fishing in the Buff?? If there is, ya might tell me what kinda lures ta bring along.
See ya later.
Randall”

“I couldn't answer that. But I am guessing that if there is any fishing, it will be for smallmouth and I would think rooster tails would fill the bill.

I will float that question over on the Arkansas Backcountry site.”

“Speaking of fishing, I just thought of something. This is the area of the country where streams might dry up later in the summer, etc, right? Does the Buffalo dry up some? Just where or where was that river noted in Stikky's long-ago report where he had to DRAG the canoe for quite some distance?!?!? LOL!!!”

“Portion of the Buffalo dry up when the River flows beneath the rocks. From what I can tell, they have had enough rain to keep water in the Buffalo.

I would expect it to be flowing in October.”

“The Buffalo never dries up but there are sections that are underground in the dry times of the year. Getting water won't be a problem unless you consume it like a cotton-mouthed Pachyderm.”

“The campgrounds should have water.”

“Hemmed in Hollow should be going. The goat trail is a cliff hanger.”

“Big Bluff at the end of the Goat Trail:



Unfortunately the BRT runs on the opposite side of the river from the Goat Trail and goes nowhere near it unless you take a multi-mile detour.
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“I hiked the Goat Trail back in my youthful Boy Scout days. Lots of places on that trail where one slip would be your last. Skeery!

Fishing's not worth the trouble, IMO, that time of year, there's not really enough flow to catch any nice ones.”

“Strat,
Yeah tht's what I was thinking too, oh well.
Thanks fer the info.
See ya later.
Randall”

“Biz-ounce”

“This trip is only 2 and a half months from now.

I better get busy packing.”

“I better get busy UNpacking this spare tire I've developed.....”

“I got out early this morning and did some hiking at Devil's Den for BRT training after first having a man-pleasin' breakfast at Cracker Barrel.

I normally don't hike in AR in the summer and it was kind of weird to see all the vegetation where I'm used to seeing unobscured bluffs. The shade on the trail was nice, though.”

“I hope you are ready to go in October.”

“BuffaloBabe just ran 4 miles....

I think we're gonna take off Friday and try to do the whole trip. I can't figure out the shuttle though. I rekun Gordon's would do it. Is that what you're doing Chili? I'll call and see how much it is.”

“Hey All!!
Now don’t bite my head off , but I was wondering if there is any type of hunting allowed along this trail??
See ya later.
Randall”

“The. Buffalo River is under the jurisdiction of the NPS.”

“Hers a good link to the Gov webpage.

http://www.nps.gov/archive/buff/brt.htm

See ya later.
Randall”

“Hey All,
Here's a map link that is'nt half bad.

http://home.nps.gov/applications/parks/buff/ppMaps/ACF5567.pdf

See ya later.
Randall”

“Hunting is allowed.”

“I've been looking over the topo and this is gonna be a toughy. It's well worth the trouble though.”

“Bring loppers...”

“rabbits?”

“Toughie? Its relatively flat from kyle to pruitt”